--- a/usr/share/debootstrap/functions
+++ b/usr/share/debootstrap/functions
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ progress_next () {
 }
 
 wgetprogress () {
-	[ ! "$VERBOSE" ] && NVSWITCH="-nv"
 	local ret=0
 	if [ "$USE_DEBIANINSTALLER_INTERACTION" ] && [ "$PROGRESS_NEXT" ]; then
 		# The exit status of a pipeline is that of the last command in
